Every time questions arise about the advanced age of America's elected leaders, Washington responds with the same familiar refrain: Experience matters. Republicans say it. Democrats say it. Editorial writers repeat it. Longevity in office, we're told, produces wisdom, steadier judgment and ...

Three paddleboarders were rescued from Utah Lake Friday night after a strong wind storm pulled them away from shore. Saratoga Springs Fire and Rescue said that at 7 p.m., strong winds and rough waves pushed a 21-year-old man, 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl away from the shoreline and ...

History was made on Pioneer Day Friday night with the first-ever fireworks show over Utah Lake — but the debut did not go completely as planned.  Organizers intended to launch fireworks from a west barge at North Marina Park in Saratoga Springs and an east barge at American Fork Marina to ...

I’ve been thinking this week about what it means to have a pioneering spirit. That’s certainly not surprising, due to all of the festivities surrounding Pioneer Day. The term “pioneering spirit” is defined by the Collins Dictionary simply as “a willingness to endure hardship in order ...

Americans love ribbon cuttings. We celebrate the groundbreaking. We admire the rendering. We announce the project cost. Politicians gather for photographs. Local headlines proclaim progress. Then we move on. What rarely receives the same attention is what happens 10, 20, or 30 years later ...

Utah is joining other states like Texas and Florida this summer, telling boaters, paddleboarders and anyone else heading to a lake or river to wear their life jackets in case something goes wrong. But a state official said Thursday their message doesn’t seem to be getting through. “When ...